Three more Ebola cases have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak total to 3,354 cases, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard.
Health officials are still investigating 488 suspected cases. Also, 3 more people died from their infections, lifting the fatality count to 2,220.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO's) Ebola dashboard, two new cases of the viral disease were recorded today in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising the outbreak total to 3,351 cases including 2,217 deaths.
Officials are still investigating 519 suspected cases
One more Ebola case has been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) outbreak, lifting the overall outbreak total to 3,349 cases, according to numbers reflected on the World Health Organization (WHO) online Ebola dashboard. Authorities are still investigating 519 suspected cases.
Also, 1 more patient died from Ebola, putting the fatality total at 2,211.
With 8 new infections, outbreak totals have now climbed to 3,348 cases and 2,210 deaths.
One of the chains involves a patient who has a 2nd Ebola illness, the WHO says.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC's) Ebola technical committee said there are three new cases of Ebola today, raising the outbreak total to 3,343, and 432 suspected cases are under investigation.
The technical committee, the CMRE, said the death toll now stands at 2,210. Today's cases come from Mabalako and Biena, which had gone 85 days without a new case.
Two weeks ago a top WHO official predicted just such a surge; cases have now reached 3,340.
In other developments, humanitarian group World Vision releases reports on interviews with people, including many children, from hardest-hit areas.
Response activities are still "paralyzed" in Beni, Mangina, and Biakato over violence.
After 2 new attacks, Doctors Without Borders pulls its staff from Biakato.
